Major boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’: MoD signs Rs 811 crore contract with BDL for 160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapons for IAF

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth Rs 810.79 crore with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for procuring 160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category. Designed and developed indigenously by the DRDO, SAT-SAAW is an air-to-ground precision-guided glide bomb deployable from platforms like Jaguar, Hawk, and Su-30 MKI to neutralise enemy airfields from a long stand-off range. The project features 60% indigenous content, with scheduled deliveries between 2027-2028 and 2028-2029.